Gaoyao Lotus Root

Gaoyao Lotus Root

　　Lotus Root

　　Lotus Root

　　Gaoyao City, with its crisscrossing rivers, has been an important producing area of high-quality lotus root since ancient times. The lotus root produced here is sweet, tender, and crisp when eaten raw, offering benefits such as clearing heat, promoting body fluids, cooling blood, and removing blood stasis. When cooked, it becomes fragrant, powdery, and glutinous, helping to strengthen the spleen, stimulate appetite, enrich blood, and relieve diarrhea. Lotus root is a widely known vegetable with the most diverse cooking methods, often served as a festive delicacy during holidays. The medicinal value of lotus is also quite high. Over 400 years ago,